The purpose of HEAT is to reignite the motivation of young people who have lost their sense of purpose and are caught in the downwards spiral of homelessness, addiction and crime. Indeed, 80% of HEAT students go onto further education or employment.

TJ Patterson was homeless. He had been walking on thin ice, both with the law and with his family, when he suddenly found himself trying to find sleep on the steps of an old church. He was lost and uninspired, struggling along from minute to minute, month after month.

The ocean and rivers of Vietnam are an integral part of their culture. With over 3000 islands and a coastline of 3260km, it’s no surprise that the fishing industry accounts for 10.14% of Vietnam’s GDP. Yet each year between 4,000 and 10,000 Vietnamese children drown.